Texas A&M commit Theodor Melin Öhrström reclassifying to 2022

Swedish tight end Theodor Melin Öhrström committed to Texas A&M in August after blowing up on the camp circuit this past summer. And on Monday, the 2023 prospect announced that he is reclassifying to become a member of the Aggies’ 2022 class.

In a tweet this afternnon, Öhrström wrote: “After thoughtful considering my family coaches and I have come to the conclusion that moving on to the next level would be optimal for my development academically and athletically. With this opportunity at hand thanks to much help from my school, coach Brandon Collier and my family I am excited to announce that I will be reclassifying into the 2022 class and enrolling at Texas A&M next year. I’m grateful toward the the coaching staff at Texas A&M for supporting me in this decision and I can’t wait to come home to Aggieland. GIG’EM!!”

Grateful for this opportunity #GigEm pic.twitter.com/aEDUr7rw55

— Theodor Melin Öhrström (@TheodorMelin) November 8, 2021

Öhrström is the No. 174 player in the 2022 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He picked Texas A&M in August over offers from LSU, Ohio State, Alabama and Oklahoma.

“In the end, I just felt that A&M’s way of using tight ends fit me better, so I would say that was the deciding factor,” Öhrström told On3. “It seems like tight ends are a bigger part of the passing game at A&M and includes them more. I like how OSU uses tight ends a lot, too, and they’ve been very consistent. But I had to go with my gut telling me A&M.”

Öhrström grew up playing soccer in Sweden. But he saw viral videos of Odell Beckham Jr. catching passes with one hand and quickly became infatuated with the sport.

Theodor Melin Öhrström is a unique tight end prospect

On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power says Öhrström is an intriguing prospect:

“Theodor Melin Öhrström hit the college camp circuit with gusto this summer,” Power said. “He traveled with a group of European prospects (PPI) and hit a bunch of different campuses. We had the chance to see him at The Opening Finals in July.  Öhrström already has considerable size at 6-foot-6, 243 pounds. He moves fairly well for that size. We see Öhrström play as an outside receiver back in Sweden, which should give him some experience as a pass-catcher.”

“… How he develops over the next two years will be key. He’s an older prospect for the 2023 class, as he’s already 18 years old. With that said, Öhrström is still relatively inexperienced from a football standpoint. Coming from playing in Europe to Power Five football is a huge adjustment. And it’s one few others have made without playing high school or junior college football in the United States. With that said, Öhrström showed enough on the camp circuit to create considerable intrigue about his upside.”